How to Install Pinry on OpenBSD

Pinry is a popular open source tool for saving, sharing, and discovering ideas on the internet. In this tutorial, we will go through the installation process of Pinry on OpenBSD. Here are the steps to follow:

Step 1 – Install Required Dependencies

1. Open the terminal and log in as root or a user with administrative privileges.
2. Update the package manager and the system by running the following command:

pkg_add -u

3. Install the required dependencies for Pinry:

pkg_add python3 py3-pip py3-virtualenv redis

Step 2 – Create a Virtual Environment

1. Create a new directory for your Pinry installation:

mkdir ~/pinry

2. Change to the newly created directory:

cd ~/pinry

3. Create a new virtual environment with Python 3:

virtualenv-3.8 pinryenv

Step 3 – Download and Install Pinry

1. Activate the virtual environment:

source pinryenv/bin/activate

2. Install Pinry using pip:

pip3 install pinry

Step 4 – Configure the Pinry Settings

1. Go to the pinry directory and create a settings file:

cd ~/pinry
touch pinry.conf

2. Open the pinry.conf file with your favorite code editor and add the following lines:

DATABASES = {
    "default": {"ENGINE": "django.db.backends.sqlite3", "NAME": "pinry.db"}
}
SECRET_KEY = "<your_secret_key>"
DEBUG = False
ALLOWED_HOSTS = ["localhost", "<your_hostname>"]

Note: Replace <your_secret_key> with a unique and secure secret key. Replace <your_hostname> with your hostname (e.g., example.com).

3. Save the pinry.conf file and exit your code editor.

Step 5 – Start the Pinry Server

1. Start the Redis server:

rcctl start redis

2. Activate the Pinry virtual environment:

source pinryenv/bin/activate

3. Start the Pinry server:

pinry serve --settings=pinry.conf

4. Verify that the server is running by accessing http://localhost:8000 in your web browser.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed and configured Pinry on OpenBSD.

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